what do you think the MPG is on this ?

[grassroots 10+ year member]

i suppose all those tracks at the bottom are for looks then... **** ricers...

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[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

Yes, it moves...

But mainly mining equipment is made for stationary use because movint those machines cost a lot of money since they run 24/7.

 

[RedlineAccord 10+ year member]

I was joking about the wood cutting? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eyebrow.gif.fe2c18d8720fe8c7eaed347b21ea05a5.gif

 

[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

06ers...honestly

 

[JunkTitleGolf 10+ year member]

I seen something on the discovery channel or something like that and it had one of those on it. What do yo mean by 06ers....just cause some people who joined in 06 are stupid doesn't mean we all are...maybe.

 

[ballstothewall 10+ year member]

All it is is a diesel engine running a generator that runs motors...Mpg would be 0, it doesnt move.

Ding, Ding, Ding, we have a winner...

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

All it is is a diesel engine running a generator that runs motors...Mpg would be 0, it doesnt move.

it moves. have you guys never seen mega machines on the Discovery chan?

 

[j3bus2k3 5,000+ posts]

And if you havnt noticed, that giant wheel is a scoop...swings side to side digging up a giant fawking trench...

 

[regal8r 5,000+ posts]

about tree fiddy

 

[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

it moves. have you guys never seen mega machines on the Discovery chan?

It moves when there is nothing more to mine, its not made for moving, its made for scooping

 

[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

I seen something on the discovery channel or something like that and it had one of those on it. What do yo mean by 06ers....just cause some people who joined in 06 are stupid doesn't mean we all are...maybe.

It was a joke, you mustve missed the thread...

 

[bri487 5,000+ posts]

thats the biggest trencher i have ever seen. you think united rentals has one? that makes the crawler look small, but it is still a pic and those things are deceiving. have any of you guys seen the crawler in person? its enormous.

as wide as a 8 lane highway, ike 3 stories tall

Size:

length 40m (131ft)

width 34.5m (114 ft)

height 12m (36 ft)

Weight:

2 million kilograms

Power:

electrical motors powered by 1000 kw generators driven by two diesel engine with 2,750 horse power each (equivalent to 32 cars each)

Two additional 750w generators are used for lifting the launch platform

Speed:

Maximum speed is 1.6kph (1 mph) loaded, 3.2 kph (2 mph) empty

Mileage:

568 litres (150 gallons) of diesel oil per mile

look at the people around it for scale

 

[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

I havent see one, but ive seen a front end loader with a bucket the size of my burb.

Thing was massive

 

[bri487 5,000+ posts]

look at the tour bus next to the crawler on that last pic.

 

[yacob.naif 10+ year member]

don't forget about this little lady:

25,480 liters

108,920 hp at 102 rpm